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Post by Emily on Apr 2, 2007 11:14:40 GMT -5
Rhea thought this over, if this vampire was up to something he'd probably go first so he could give orders...unless he was going to go last so he could prevent them from escaping...
"I will go first." Rhea said. "I will call up...if I do not then kill him." She stared at Pierre with her icy blue eyes, and turned, jumping into the hole/slide.
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Post by Francesca~*Pura Vida*~ on Apr 2, 2007 20:53:47 GMT -5
Clea pushed Jason down, and then followed herself. Nyx took a while, but came next. Then Hink and the random vampire.
The long, slide was twisting, with rocks jutting out at random turns in it, stabbing her in the side. She winced, but didn't scream, thinking that this was a stupid way to get to a tribe. Well, they did seem pretty low-class here.
She shot out of the end and landed on her back. "OW!" She screamed, standing up and turning around to face Pierre, who got up calmly, brushing the dirt off his clothes.
"Pretty boy...." Nyx said, making Clea and Rhea laugh.
"Well, here it is." Pierre said, leading him into the village.
They walked fr about 5 minutes along the same path, and entered a small, circular area, with a large building ahead of them, where their Shujin lived, a slightly smaller one to the right, which was the school, a bunch of identical buildings that were used for housing to the left, with 2 different looking buildings amongst, one a bank, the other a mini-mall.
"This is IT?" Clea asked, staring around at the small, rural village in disgust.
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Post by Emily on Apr 2, 2007 21:50:46 GMT -5
Rhea spit in discust. "You call this...what exactly ARE you calling this!?" She took Pierre under her gaze, and he got to his knees in fright. "Seriously..you've wasted all of our time!" She kicked him, and he grabbed her leg, trying to pull her down but she twisted skillfully and kicked his head. "AND you try and take down me...ME of ANYONE here you would so so FUCKING wise not to try and take down Clea or me. Remember we choose the men, the men do not choose us." She glared.
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Post by Francesca~*Pura Vida*~ on Apr 3, 2007 20:22:47 GMT -5
"Get up, you bastard." Clea said, spitting on Pierre. He winces, and stands up next to her. "Don't you dare try anything like that again."
Nyx was paying close attention to their reactions, as though she had never met anyone with such spite and heartlessness. Well, she didn't know them well enough yet. Soon, she would be doing it herself.
Clea sighed loudly and entered the forest, dragging Pierre along, who was shuffling his feet against the ground, trying to escape. But Clea's hold was too powerful.
"Will you two just let me talk?!"
"I'm not preventing your speech, am I? I'm just preventing you from leaving. Talk all you want."
"Go to my Shujin's home! He will greet us at the door, and ask what you need. Let ME explain it, and you'll be able to go back to Kiparissi'a."
"Fine." Clea said, as they approached the guards in front of Crete's Shujin's home. Clea and Rhea were calm, almost seeming bored. Mostly disgusted. Hink and Jason were acting normal, and Nyx stayed silent. Pierre, however, dropped dwon to his knees pathetically, and begged, "May I please honor a word with our master?"
They pulled out his left arm to prove the existence of the certain ring which indicated the tribe he was a part of. Just to make sure he wasn't a trespasser. They looked at the others, and noticed that their rings were not the same, and that some did not even have a ring. Both of the guards raised eyebrows at Pierre.
"Oh, I'm sorry, but they are here with me. They are vampires and vampiresses of the Kiparissi'a tribe. It is one of our sisters, not enemies. The 2 girls with rings are the ones recruiting new vampires and vampiresses...They started with the ringless, clueless looking girl, Nyx."
"Don't worry, you're a better vampire than him already." Clea whispered to Nyx, who smirked.
The guards both nodded after a few moments of contemplation, and one of them went in to get their Shujin, while the other stayed outside with them to supervise them, like they were a bunch of kids. They sure did act like it, sometimes....
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Post by Francesca~*Pura Vida*~ on Jun 4, 2007 12:44:07 GMT -5
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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Post by Emily on Jun 5, 2007 22:16:54 GMT -5
The main character has to post for god sake! Lmao...VAL COME ON!!!
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Post by Francesca~*Pura Vida*~ on Feb 18, 2008 16:49:32 GMT -5
The guard that had retreated to their Shujin's house came back outside, beckoning them in.
The inside was terrible. More luxurious than the rest of the village, but less luxurious than anything in the Kiparissi'a village. There were maids and cooks, etc, but the house was not decorated very much. The Crete village's colors were black and a light yellow, so these were the colors hanging everywhere. They walked down a couple corridors, made a couple turns, and ended up at a large oak door. The guard leading them knocked on this door 3 times.
The door opened of its own accord, and their Shujin was sitting on a large, yellow and black throne in the room. He was gaunt-looking with long, black hair, just like all the other Shujin. They really needed some variety here....
"Hello, you are Clea and Rhea Athanasopoulos? Along with your cousin, Jason Athanasopoulos, correct? Who are the others?"
"Well, I don't know where this kid came from but he's a vampire and his name's Hink, soo..." Clea said casually.
Hink turned his eyes to the floor, so he could speak to the Shujin with reverence. "I am Hink Kostopoulos, from Ioannina. Here is my ring." Hink showed his hand to Shujin, which held a bright, blue ring with the symbol for the greek city of Ioannina on it.
"And I'm Nyx." Nyx seemed to have come out of her shy state. Clea was proud of her for being able to speak to a Shujin without any trouble. "I'm from Rethimnon, Crete. I'm a human and I was the first chosen to help."
Their Shujin examined Nyx closely. "I appreciate your bravery, young girl." He said finally. "I think they made a good choice with you."
"Thank you for your kind words. Would you be able to transport Clea, Rhea, Jason and I to Kiparissia?"
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Post by Emily on Feb 18, 2008 17:00:11 GMT -5
Rhea continued to watch the Shujin as he looked over the tohers. The Shujin did not hold himself properly, leaving him looking like an old man--when in fact he seemed to be no older than 300 years (Which was young for a male vampire these days.)
"I can, but you must know that vampires exchange one favor for another." Shujin looked at Rhea, and then at Clea.
"My clan is slowly dying, and as you are most certainly aware we need more."
"No, absolutely not." Rhea's eyes glinted with irritation. He was trying to buy them. "How about you help us, or we'll have Kiparissi'a all over you like wolves on a goat."
The Shujin stared at her, knowing she was more than serious and closed his eyes. "Prepair the portal." Was all he managed to say.
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Post by Francesca~*Pura Vida*~ on Apr 2, 2008 18:45:04 GMT -5
"Thanks!" Clea smiled.
The guards prepared the portal, when--
"Wait! I'm scared." Nyx cried out suddenly.
"WHAT?! No, we came all the way here, we are NOT leaving without you. Now we're going to see our shujin and present you to him, don't say ANYTHING when you meet him."
At this, Clea grabbed the poor, terrified girl's hand and jumped into the portal with her. She landed on the opposite side, with Rhea and Jason soon following.
"Okay, here we are in Kiparissìa, let's go meet shujin."
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Post by Emily on Apr 5, 2008 22:17:30 GMT -5
Rhea looked around, recalling her serroundings. All at once they were serrounded by vampires, and then as quickly as they crowded, they were gone from the low sneer Rhea gave them. It was no time to congratulate. This was not over.
A vampire who was surprisingly handsome walked forward. His face held many scars, and Rhea recognized him as Alexios. He was the defender of her family. Though she didn't need it now, as a young vampire she had been very wild and getting into fights she may not have been able to keep up with.
"The shuijin is waiting for you, and he is most pleased."
"Tell him to stick it right up his--"
"Rhea" Clea, smirked, but nodded. "Please inform him on our arrival and that we will be there quite shortly."
Alexos nodded and turned, walking away.
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Post by Francesca~*Pura Vida*~ on Apr 7, 2008 16:15:35 GMT -5
Jason went his own direction down a narrow path to the cafeteria (his favorite place), and the 3 girls continued to walk to their Shujin's home.
Clea and Rhea had missed their village very much. Everything in it was perfect. After a long walk among the most exotic plants and florals in the world, they reached the entryway; a large, golden gate with a purple gem set at the top. The gem was huge, at least 3 feet wide all around. As soon as you were permitted to enter through the gate, you are served with drinks and snacks, and petals fall from the sky and land on you.
Once inside, well, where to start? To the east, there's the school, which happens to be the best school academically and with it's student services. There's also 3 large stadiums; 1 for practice, another for sports, and the third for anything else, like presentations or concerts.
To the opposite, on the western side, is the more professional area. There are businesses to work at after you have graduated. There's a large bank, which holds the most money in the entire world. Also, there's the common library and a large, beautiful park. This is the area that you encounter first after you pass through the entryway.
In the north is where Shujin lives, and that is all the area is used for. There are huge gardens with plenty of plants, flowers and fountains. The house is white with purple draping over almost everything. The place is flanked with security. The inside is 10 times more magnificent than the rest of the entire village combined, at least, in Clea's opinion.
Finally, in the south, there's the dormitories where the vampires live. There's also a pretty big entertainment district, and the lake.
Nyx's mouth stayed wide open like a window on a hot summer's day throughout the tour, gazing at everything with pure wonder. She had never seen anything like this before, back on Crete. They did keep a small secret from her, however.
Although Kiparissi'a appears to be grand, there is a dark, bottomless underbelly of the village that was slowly sucking every resident in, and refused to release them once they gave in to its powers and deception. In other words, the fact that the village was going bankrupt and becoming more extinct everyday was no secret to the people living there everyday, who slowly but surely, one by one, was letting this realization sink in and destroy them, making them dark and selfish, trying to protect their family from the idea of the "soon-coming end" that the bottomless pit of worry had implanted in their brains. These "every man for himself" and "protecting your own" ideas brought crime to an all time high, making it of utmost important to guard Nyx throughout her stay, until she was able to take care of herself in this world.
Finally, they decided to conduct Nyx over to Shujin's house. The north, where he lived, was the only part of the village that wasn't affected by crime. They walked along the diamond and petal adorned pathway to the house, rather mansion, in which Shujin resided.
The omniscient white door was being smothered by guards at the moment. Clea and Rhea showed their rings to the guards and gained permission to the mansion, rather castle, in which Shujin resided.
Before the door was shut behind them, Rhea asked the guards where in the house Shujin was at that time.
"Library," was the short answer she received, with an exclamation point at the end of it as the door was shut in her face. They felt something like sardines being scooped up in the gripping, terrifying paws of a cat named Shujin.
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Post by Emily on Apr 7, 2008 19:21:17 GMT -5
Rhea walked towards the castle the shuijin resided in. It was a lot quieter now than it seemed before. The birds seemed to be sleeping and the water from the magnificant waterfalls were silent as Rhea, Clea, and Nyx walked pass.
The doors to the castle slowly opened, and five more gaurds stood before them. This time, they moved away from Clea and Rhea--they recognized them certainly.
Rhea stopped in the middle of the hall. SHe looked east and west before remeembering where the library was located. Before starting, she turned back and issued for two gaurds with a flick of her finger.
"Gaurd this human as though she was one of us. If I see you even glancing at her flesh I will have you executed before you can taste another mortals blood. Besides..." Rhea lined a gaurds chin with her finger, making the gaurd stiffen. "All male vampires are open for choosing." She licked her lips slowly and then turned on her foot, and walked up the stairs, Clea following and Nyx closly followed by two gaurds.
"That wasn't nice." Nyx shook her head. "What?" Rhea muttered under her breath. "I know you'd never pick him." "Well it can't be helped...really don't you flirt?" "That was manipulating." "Well same difference. We're here anyways." Rhea opened a door and walked into a room filled with books that looked ancient.
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Post by Francesca~*Pura Vida*~ on Apr 7, 2008 19:39:32 GMT -5
"Is this her?"
"Yes, master." Said Clea, with a bit of resentment on the word 'master'.
Shujin, a guant-looking man, stood up and positioned himself very close to Nyx, looking her in the eye for a couple minutes.
"What is your name?"
"Ny--" Nyx uttered these words out in her tiny voice, but a slap from Rhea made her stop mid-sentence.
"What the hell was that for?!" Nyx screamed, tears forming in her eyes.
"Her name is Nyx Erasmus," said Clea, completely unpurturbed by Rhea's actions.
"How old are you?" asked Shujin.
"She's 15."
"Perfect...Ripe, good for the job we've assigned to her."
"Job? What job?" Nyx asked, curiosity and worry both creeping onto her pale face.
"You'll find out once we start training you." Clea answered, making Nyx calm down somewhat.
"I think she's a good candidate...take her to one of the practice areas."
"Okay, let's go. And stay by us."
They walked out of Shujin's house, still flanked by the guards, until they reached the center, where they started to walk east to go to the school. As mentioned before, crime was at an all-time high in the village....
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Post by Emily on Apr 7, 2008 19:54:43 GMT -5
Rhea walked, eyes forward as she took in the icy wind. Shuijin would die soon, if she had anything to do with it.
A hand grabbed her by the shoulder, and Rhea lowered her gaze to the ground. With a twist, a sharp crack filled the air and a man yelled in pain.
Rhea had him by the throat, and on the ground layed a disembodied arm. The man's eyes bulged as Rhea's fist tightened and he gasped for air.
"How dare you place a hand on the only thing that's saving you." She sneered quietly, so only a vampires ear could hear. "Trying to take matters in your own hands?" She pulled up her other hand, and quickly shot it to the mans groin. "How will you accomplish this?" She grabbed, and the man screamed in pain, his body shaking. "What was your plan to begin with? Surely you didn't think you would take part in this? For how can you take part...when you've got nothing to give." She pulled her hand sharply, and a tear of flesh issued from his jeans. Blood slowly pooled and his pantelones became dark with blood. The man remained screaming as Rhea dropped him. She looked at the gaurds who had tears in their eyes. When something like that happened it hurt all the men.
She smiled to herself and walked on. Brutality was her thing, it didn't matter the cost.
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Post by Francesca~*Pura Vida*~ on Apr 8, 2008 17:34:49 GMT -5
"Rhea!..................................................!" Clea stood staring at her sister with amazement for a minute or two before walking forward. Yeah, she and Clea were used to this world, but the part Clea hated was the children that had to endure it. They had just past 2 children sniffing glue on the sidewalk, the guards nudging them into an alley so as to make the streets look more presentable.
Clea tried not to say anything to the guard, and continued to guide Nyx forward. They reached the practice area.
Nyx tried to walk up the platform to the practice stadium, but Clea and Rhea had other plans.
They dragged her terrified body behind the stadium and people's view and pushed her against the fence face first, beating her. They knocked her to the ground and kicked her, punching every part of her body they could reach.
"This is how you learn. You won't feel pain once we're done with you."
Clea turned Nyx over on the ground and sat on top of her, punching her in the face a couple times. Nyx tried to get up and fight back, but Rhea stomped on her stomach, holding her down. Nyx coughed up blood after the blow to the stomach and stopped fighting against the two seasoned vampiresses.
When they let someone become a vampire, they had to beat them to get the word pain demolished from their vocabulary. This is how it was done. Every new member initiated felt like a baptism; they were given a new life into the tribe.
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Post by Emily on Apr 11, 2008 19:18:12 GMT -5
With every blow to Nyx, Rhea and Clea had to be careful. As vampiresses they had the power to crush a skull with only a simple blow. So really these punches were just playful, but to Nyx they were stronger than a punch from a human.
"In a world like ours, pain only slows you down, pain is failure, pain is your end." Rhea sneered as she sent her fist into the side of Nyx's face and a sharp crack filled the air. Rhea hoped it was her jaw.
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Post by Francesca~*Pura Vida*~ on Apr 11, 2008 22:09:54 GMT -5
"You're not allowed to go to the doctor either. You have to heal on your own." Clea said. She did this all like it was nothing. The next thing she did was swoop down and bite Nyx's neck, making her scream in pain as the blood poured out.
"Now get up. We're going back home. You'll start your regular training tomorrow." But Nyx was still laying on the ground, too scared to move or even look at the 2 sisters.
"GET UP!" Clea screamed. No answer. "Get her!" Clea barked at Rhea, who lifted Nyx up off the ground forcefully and assisted walking her back to their house. Nyx didn't asy one word, but went to bed immediately.
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Post by Emily on Apr 11, 2008 22:46:15 GMT -5
Rhea sat near her window, watching the darkness fall. This was when most vampires came out to party, because vampires didn’t need sleep, or rarely did. But Rhea never partied, she never had time nor the taste for it. She had always spent her time reading or fighting. That was the way of a vampire of her and Clea’s status.
She stayed there for hours, thinking. She and Clea had become a breeding tool, but it held so much honor and it seemed deadly to even think about turning it down.
But to give away herself to save the vampire race. Sure she got to pick, but she’d become a cow, baby after baby. A vampiress’ body was stronger than a human’s but the time during pregnancy lasted longer, to a year and a half.
The sun peeked from behind trees, and Rhea noticed she’d been lost in thoughts throughout the whole night. She stood, stretching and cracking her neck and went to fetch Nyx.
When she got there, she noticed the girl had healed substantially well for a Halfling.
“Get up” Rhea kicked Nyx who stirred and sneered. She already had the vampire temper, perfect. “Get up or you’ll get another beating”
Nyx was at her feet in seconds.
Rhea knocked on Clea’s door, and waited patiently, with Nyx waiting behind her. When Clea go tto the door they headed towards to stadium. “Your training starts today, with new found strength comes new found techniques and weaknesses.”
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Post by Francesca~*Pura Vida*~ on Apr 12, 2008 11:46:13 GMT -5
"Okay," Clea sadi, entering the practice stadium. "I'm going to perform certain attacks on the dummy over there, and I want you to mimic me by performing them on the dummy next to mine."
She kicked and punched the dummy in different ways, Nyx attempting to do the same. After about an hour, she was able to get all 16 kicks and 12 puncbes perfectly. That was rather quick for someone who had just transformed the night before. But Clea tried not to show their surprise.
"Okay, that was the first part of your training...The second part will be commanding your bat form, then biting, then using special weapons."
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Post by honeychild on Apr 13, 2008 1:51:31 GMT -5
"Bats? You actually turn into bats? I thought that was just a joke." Nyx said, not able to contain the humor behind her voice or her fake cough.
"I mean, yea okay. That'd be cool. Controlling myself as a bat and everything..." She tried to keep a straight face while looking up at Clea.
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